MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — The condition of a kite-surfer thrown airborne into a Fort Lauderdale building by strong winds this week has improved, his mother said Wednesday.
Wind lifted Kevin Kearney over a Fort Lauderdale beach before slamming him into a building Monday.

Wind lifted Kevin Kearney over a Fort Lauderdale beach before slamming him into a building Monday.

Monday’s incident, which a television crew captured on video as Tropical Storm Fay approached Florida, left the 28-year-old Kearney with spinal fractures, brain swelling, a broken rib and a broken ankle, among other injuries.